|^^^^^^^^^^^^
|Yes, definitely, talk to the highway people. It is really THEIR problem to
|solve, not yours. They have more and better facilities to deal with this,
|and it someone wrecks a car against their barricade, you will in no way be
|liable.

Just be aware that their idea of a solution may not meet your aesthetic
criteria. You might be looking out your front door at some ugly barricade for
the next several decades.

Rex in Fort Worth